Tag Archives: Brigitte Lahaie
Around the World in 24 Hours of Film
Check for the latest updates on my journey at the bottom of this post. Here’s the idea for Around the World in 24 Hours of Film. Like Phileas Fogg in Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days, on this … Continue reading
Posted in Marathon
Tagged 20's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, Aleksandr Ptushko, Alice in Wonderland, Blind Dead, Brigitte Lahaie, Bunuel, Claudine Auger, Comedy, Conrad Veidt, Czech, Dennis Hopper, Drama, fairy tale, Fantasy, Godzilla, horror, Jack Nicholson, Jacques Tati, Jan Svankmajer, Jean Rollin, Kaiju, Karen Black, Ken Loach, Kung Fu, lovable animals, M. Hulot, Mario Bava, Mexico, motorcycle, Peter Fonda, piranha, Robert Wiene, Russian, Silent, Slasher, Stop Motion, Surreal, Train, Zombie
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The Escapees (1981)
Following the intriguing Night of the Hunted (1980), Jean Rollin was asked to do a more straightforward and mainstream thriller. Though he was handed a script to match the mundane assignment, what he ultimately turned in was a most unexpected, … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Smoking Gun
Tagged 80's, Brigitte Lahaie, Jean Rollin, Madness, road trip
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Double Feature: The Grapes of Death (1978)/Night of the Hunted (1980)
Two of Jean Rollin’s most fascinating experiments have now come to Blu-Ray courtesy Kino’s Redemption line. They may also be two of his best films. The Grapes of Death (Les Raisins de la mort, 1978) and Night of the Hunted … Continue reading
Posted in Double Feature, Theater Caligari
Tagged 70's, 80's, Amnesia, Brigitte Lahaie, horror, Jean Rollin, Madness, Science Fiction, Slasher, Wine, Zombie
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